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Senator Don Benton

Biennium:

Prime Sponsored Bills


Bill NumberBrief Description
SB 5281 Limiting utility liens against rental property. 
SB 5415 Regulating persons selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance.  Fiscal Note
SB 5662 Allowing certain health care coverage deductions from the calculation of disposable income for the purpose of qualifying for senior property tax programs. 
SB 5663 Concerning property tax exemptions for service-connected disabled veterans and senior citizens. 
SB 5664 Limiting the power of eminent domain. 
SB 5820 Including a child fourteen or younger in the aggravated first degree murder provisions. 
SB 5972 Regarding voter information on envelopes provided for return of the voted ballot. 
SB 5990 Removing campaign contribution limitations prior to legislative sessions. 
SB 5991 Identifying permissible use of public resources by office holders during campaigns. 
SB 6016 Regarding educator training to enhance skills of students with dyslexia.  Fiscal Note
SB 6040 Concerning the expenditure of funds for the Interstate 5/Columbia river crossing/Vancouver project. 
SB 6115 Changing provisions relating to sex offenders. 
SJR 8211 Providing a constitutional amendment to limit growth of assessed valuation of real property. 
SJR 8215 Amending the state Constitution to require toll revenue to be used exclusively for highway purposes under Article II, section 40. 
SR 8633 Honoring President Ronald Reagan. 
SR 8662 Celebrating Donate Life Month. 

Secondary Sponsored Bills


Bill NumberBrief Description
SB 5281 Limiting utility liens against rental property. 
SB 5415 Regulating persons selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance.  Fiscal Note
SB 5662 Allowing certain health care coverage deductions from the calculation of disposable income for the purpose of qualifying for senior property tax programs. 
SB 5663 Concerning property tax exemptions for service-connected disabled veterans and senior citizens. 
SB 5664 Limiting the power of eminent domain. 
SB 5820 Including a child fourteen or younger in the aggravated first degree murder provisions. 
SB 5972 Regarding voter information on envelopes provided for return of the voted ballot. 
SB 5990 Removing campaign contribution limitations prior to legislative sessions. 
SB 5991 Identifying permissible use of public resources by office holders during campaigns. 
SB 6016 Regarding educator training to enhance skills of students with dyslexia.  Fiscal Note
SB 6040 Concerning the expenditure of funds for the Interstate 5/Columbia river crossing/Vancouver project. 
SB 6115 Changing provisions relating to sex offenders. 
SJR 8211 Providing a constitutional amendment to limit growth of assessed valuation of real property. 
SJR 8215 Amending the state Constitution to require toll revenue to be used exclusively for highway purposes under Article II, section 40. 
SR 8633 Honoring President Ronald Reagan. 
SR 8662 Celebrating Donate Life Month. 
SB 5000 Limiting property taxation.  Fiscal Note
SB 5008 Regarding hunting licensing requirements for members of the military. 
SB 5037 Providing funding for certain state route number 2 highway projects. 
SB 5042 Providing a waiver of penalties for first-time paperwork violations by small businesses.  Fiscal Note
SB 5073 Improving budget transparency by consolidating accounts into the state general fund. 
SB 5109 Concerning property valuation freezes for senior citizens and persons retired due to physical disability.  Fiscal Note
SB 5161 Extending tax incentives for renewable resources, including tidal and wave energy.  Fiscal Note
SB 5164 Placing restrictions on check cashers' and sellers' communications when collecting delinquent small loans.  Fiscal Note
SB 5183 Addressing the viewing of sexually explicit depictions of minors on the internet.  Fiscal Note
SB 5191 Allowing noninsurance benefits as part of life insurance policies.  Fiscal Note
SB 5211 Prohibiting false and defamatory statements about candidates for public office.  Fiscal Note
SB 5214 Concerning military monuments.  Fiscal Note
SB 5232 Protecting registered school students from sexual misconduct by school employees.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Protecting enrolled school students from sexual misconduct by school employees.  Fiscal Note
SB 5238 Authorizing the department of retirement systems to assist with mailing information to certain members of the state retirement systems. 
SB 5358 Concerning sales and use tax exemptions in respect to aircraft used in intrastate commuter operations.  Fiscal Note
SB 5371 Concerning parent taught driver training education courses.  Fiscal Note
SB 5400 Regulating reverse mortgage lending practices.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Regulating reverse mortgage lending practices. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Regulating reverse mortgage lending practices and debt collections. )  Fiscal Note
SB 5425 Requiring certain property tax revaluations when property values have decreased.  Fiscal Note
SB 5441 Creating incentives for the use of biomass in renewable energy production.  Fiscal Note
SB 5442 Providing excise tax exemptions for hog fuel used for production of electricity, steam, heat, or biofuel.  Fiscal Note
SB 5470 Providing sales and use tax exemptions for senior residents of qualified low-income senior housing facilities.  Fiscal Note
SB 5472 Determining the true and fair value of real property for tax purposes. 
SB 5492 Applying RCW 41.56.430 through 41.56.490 to employees working under a site certificate issued under chapter 80.50 RCW.  Fiscal Note
SB 5530 Creating the guaranteed asset protection waiver model act.  Fiscal Note
SB 5563 Regarding hours of labor for health care employees.  Fiscal Note
SB 5572 Providing collective bargaining for child care center directors and workers.  Fiscal Note
SB 5636 Authorizing the civil air patrol to assist the state in homeland security, disaster relief, and search and rescue operations.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Creating a trust account on behalf of the Washington wing of the civil air patrol.  Fiscal Note
SB 5637 Allowing members of the armed forces to submit an application for renewal of a concealed pistol license by mail. 
SB 5652 Requiring a reduction in toll rates charged to motorcycles. 
SB 5655 Regarding height restrictions on amateur radio antennas. 
SB 5659 Authorizing the consideration of mitigating factors for enforcement actions under the mortgage broker practices act. 
SB 5661 Exempting the annual parental declaration of intent to home school from the public disclosure act. 
SB 5665 Authorizing a joint self-insurance program for two or more affordable housing entities or nonprofit entities.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Authorizing a joint self-insurance program for two or more affordable housing entities.  Fiscal Note
SB 5666 Regarding competitive solicitation requirements for public facilities districts. 
SB 5667 Limiting utility liens against rental property. 
SB 5668 Restricting the use of consignment contracts in the sale of used manufactured/mobile homes. 
SB 5693 Removing the requirement to purchase art for public buildings during the 2009-2011 biennium.  Fiscal Note
SB 5711 Concerning a right to a live performance of Taps at a veteran's funeral. 
SB 5749 Regulating the business practices of mortgage brokers for compliance with the secure and fair enforcement for mortgage licensing act of 2008.  Fiscal Note
SB 5753 Providing real estate excise tax exemptions to stabilize neighborhoods. 
SB 5759 Regulating the business practices of consumer loan companies for compliance with the secure and fair enforcement for mortgage licensing act of 2008.  Fiscal Note
SB 5770 Requiring public notification of industrial development levies by port districts. 
SB 5788 Addressing state funding for low-income housing.  Fiscal Note
SB 5790 Prohibiting persons convicted of animal cruelty from owning or caring for similar animals for certain periods of time. 
SB 5805 Providing a financial incentive to school districts for high school students who complete postsecondary credits.  Fiscal Note
SB 5806 Concerning solid waste for the purposes of defining a renewable resource. 
SB 5837 Siting new mobile home parks and manufactured housing communities. 
SB 5893 Concerning actions by insurance companies against violators.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Establishing provisions for actions by insurance companies against violators. 
SB 5920 Restricting the underwriting of small loans by financial institutions holding a check cashers license and small loan endorsement by including a cap of thirty percent of the borrower's gross monthly income on the combined outstanding principal balances of all small loans.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Increasing small loan borrower protections by restricting the underwriting of small loans by businesses with a small loan endorsement, including a cap on the combined outstanding principal balances of all small loans, providing for a payment plan, and creating a database.  Fiscal Note
SB 5933 Allowing the owner of a self-service storage facility to offer self-service storage insurance.  Fiscal Note
SB 5939 Concerning personnel practices regarding exempt employment.  Fiscal Note
SB 5956 Regarding voluntary participation in a state or national animal identification system. 
SB 5965 Concerning the burden of proof for corrections to property tax valuations made by public officials. 
SB 6000 Modifying real estate disclosure requirements regarding homeowners' associations.  Fiscal Note
SB 6031 Reorganizing the provision of family and children's services. 
SB 6050 Exempting vehicles from the sales and use tax that are sold or used by qualifying disabled veterans or surviving spouses. 
SB 6057 Concerning business and occupation tax exemptions for new businesses.  Fiscal Note
SB 6088 Addressing commute trip reduction for state agencies.  Fiscal Note
SJM 8005 Requesting that the words "under God" remain in the Pledge of Allegiance. 
SJR 8210 Prohibiting the adoption of budgets that result in projected deficits. 
SJR 8214 Guaranteeing a secret ballot. 
SR 8604 Honoring the National Guard. 
SR 8611 Recognizing the National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness. 
SR 8619 Honoring Wilcox Farms. 
SR 8629 Honoring individuals with autism. 
SR 8635 Honoring those who work with victims of traumatic brain injury. 
SR 8636 Recognizing Pat Durham, Grand Madam President of the international Ladies Auxiliary of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. 
SR 8652 Honoring Washington State's teachers and the 2009 teacher of the year.